At least 20,000 commuters will be affected daily by the impending closure of the Philippine National Railways (PNR). (PNR website) Thus, said Department of Transportation (DOTr) Undersecretary for Railway Cesar Chavez during a public hearing of fhe House Committee on Transportation on Thursday,...
Commuters in the National Capital Region (NCR) received a heart-filling treat on Tuesday, Feb. 14, as Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel distributed 1,500 roses to mark the celebration of the Valentine’s Day. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel hand out roses and serenade commuters at...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has signed two loan agreements worth Y377.02 billion, equivalent to P156.08 billion, with the Japanese government for the implementation of the North-South Commuter Railway project and its extension on the sidelines of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s visit to...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito has raised concerns that the impending budget cuts in the proposed budget of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) could potentially derail the country’s ongoing railway projects, particularly the North-South Commuter Railway System and the first phase of...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma At 7 o’clock in the morning on Monday, July 4, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista was on his way to attend the flag-raising ceremony at the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). He saw long lines of commuters waiting for their ride at one of the...
President Duterte on Saturday urged the next administration to continue the government's program in the railway system to give Filipinos better opportunities through mobility and connectivity across the country. RTVM Live Duterte made the appeal as he led the opening of the Philippine National...
ALAMINOS CITY, Pangasinan – A 46-year-old foreman died in a collision between a motorcycle and a commuter van on the national highway in Barangay Magsaysay here Saturday, June 18. Police said the victim, Francisco Cabanayan Jr., of Steady Ready, Sta. Rosa, Concepcion, Tarlac, was driving his...
Less than two weeks before President Rodrigo Duterte’s term ends, the government sealed the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) biggest infrastructure loan package that would connect Metro Manila and Calamba in Laguna through a railway system. At a signing ceremony witnessed by President Duterte...
President Duterte on Thursday night witnessed the signing between the government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) of loan agreement that will finance the construction of a railway system that will easily connect Metro Manila and the province of Laguna. Duterte graced the ceremonial signing held...
The first trainset for the Philippine National Railways (PNR) Clark Project has arrived in the country, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced. (Photo from Department of Transportation) The eight-car trainset for the PNR Clark Phase 1, which was procured by the DOTr from the Japan...
The Philippine National Railways’ (PNR) Clark Phase 2 project is expected to produce more jobs and spur economic recovery in Central Luzon once completed, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) assured. Design render of PNR Clark Phase 2 (Malolos to Clark Railway) of the North-South Commuter...
The construction of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) Extension, the Philippines’ first airport-bound highspeed railway, will create 10,000 jobs and cut down travel time between Metro Manila and Clark to only about an hour, Japanese Ambassador to Manila Koshikawa Kazuhiko said over the...
